The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1887-11-17

OF yellowish pallor-the face OF August Spies
-pnssed the first post OF the gallows The
gaping crowd, ten feet below half rose invol'
unfairly from their chairs at the first glimpse
OF the apparition advancing across the
scarold. Spies looked calm and glanced down
OF the reporters with trace OF his old.time
cynical smile. He walked firmly over the drop,
guided by the grasp OF deputy. 10 the further
edge Of the gollows. Following close came
Fischer-close enough 70 touch Spies shroud
had his hand not been pinioned under tho whlte
muslin. Fiseher's countenance had o peculiar
glistcn totally unlike the ashiness OF Engels
heavy features and in strange contrast with the
dead lack OF color In the pnched lineaments OF
Parsons. The once jaunty. yivacious Texan
came last q withered old man.
Following are the last words OF the four dead
Anarchists;
Sples-"There will come time when our
siicscc win be more powerful than the voices
they are strangling 70 death now.h
Engcl-'IIurrah for Anarchy
E'ischer-Hurrah for Anarchy This is tho
happiest moment OF my life."
Parsons May be allowed 10 speak Wtll
you let me speak Sheriff Matson' Let the voice
OF the people be heard"
Then, after the cap was over his head shout
ed: "Oh, the shamefulncss OF strangling free
speech
Fischer died very hard as did also Spies.
Parsons also struggled and kicked fearfully.
The pulse Of oil the Anarchists stopped beat
ing in lSti minutes.
An the Anarchists died OF strangulation Z; none
OF their necks were broken. When the collins
were brought 10 the scaliold Sherin Matson ex-
claimed: His will be done"
The bodies were lowered In the following or
der: Spies, Fischer Engpl and Parsons. All
looked natural The coffin lids were, quickly
screwed down. Paper tabs were pasted on each
for Identification. Engclis and Lingg, the sui
cide's, remains were taken to es6 Milwaukee ay'
cnue; Fischers wife claimed his; Mrs Spies
took August 5, and Mrs. Parsons received that
OF her husband
Alter the hanging. the center OF attraction tt
idle curiosity seekers was transferred TO Milwau
kee avenue, at points along VIII oh thoroughfar'
| the bodies OF the dead men lay At n little
undertakef's shop Dt 1S6 Milwaukee avenue tht
| bodies OF Lingg and Engel were prepared fo
the grave.
The latter's remains were easily cared for, AM
! after being placed in neat black eloth'coyereC
! casket were taken TO the little millinery stor'
/ at 2sG Milwaukee avenue, whore the widow AM
| brother OF the dead man wnited toreceive Them
| There was an eager curious crowd hangin
| around the shop, and thopgh fully hundre'
| persons followed the black wagon that trans
| fcrrod the remains to Engel's old home, tn
| crowd did not seem to diminish in the least.
People pushed and showed and crowded q
get q sight OF the interior of the store, in th'
rear of which Lngg's body lay while the un
dertaker did his best to make tho mansed face
more slightly II was difficult task and I
was some hours after Engel's body lay IN stat
in his old home before the suicides remain
were placed in neat chsket with silver trim
mings exactly like that holding Engels body
When this was finally done IAngg's mortal re
! mains were carried out and placed beside thos'
\ OF his old friends. ~.